“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
“I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.”
Lord Goring, Act I
Variant: The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
Source: An Ideal Husband (1895)
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